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01-03-2012 07:48 PM

LATECH

You have to get the prop valve re centered so the Brake warning light is out to bleed the system or you will only have one set of brakes working, and you wont be able to bleed the blocked off system.

I have good luck gravity bleeding systems almost 100 % of the time.
Sounds like a master cylinder problem If I were to guess.

01-03-2012 12:00 PM

Dave57210

Brakes

May have to bench bleed the master.

Also, if you somehow (not that I have ever done this ) got one or more of the wheel cly installed wrong, you may have the situation where the bleeder is not at the very TOP of the cyl - so it can now bleed fluid while there is still air in the cyl. Easy to reverse them L to right on some systems (results in the cyl being upside down, but can still be installed) , impossible to do on others, but just a thot.

01-03-2012 10:41 AM

35terraplane

no pedal

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcn71nova

late lastnight i rebled them with a buddy and still the same thing

Did you get the right bore in your MC. and your wheel Cylinders, and did they give you a MC for 4 wheel drums.

Bob

01-03-2012 10:29 AM

tcn71nova

late lastnight i rebled them with a buddy and still the same thing

01-03-2012 06:28 AM

T-bucket23

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcn71nova

i used a power bleeder

Not always the answer

01-02-2012 08:59 PM

tcn71nova

i used a power bleeder

01-02-2012 12:47 PM

eloc431962

Quote:

Originally Posted by 35terraplane

Cole and Matt sound like they still have their thinking caps on, must have not partied too hard last night. I used too set them so I could get one rev out of then when spun by hand.

Happy new year Cole, Matt, and 71 Nova.

Bob

Thank's Bob, like Matt i was in bed by 9:30 just can't hang anymore.

Cole

01-02-2012 12:45 PM

eloc431962

Quote:

Originally Posted by T-bucket23

Proper adjustment is to tighten until they are locked and then back of 7 clicks. This assures the shoes seat properly.
I would be willing to be you still have air in the lines.
Can you explain your bleeding procedure.

X2 Chet, this is how i do it also run them till they lock then back them off. and it does sound like you still have some air in the lines go around them again just to make sure.

Cole

01-02-2012 08:57 AM

T-bucket23

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcn71nova

whats the proper drag ajustment and they are drum to drum

Proper adjustment is to tighten until they are locked and then back of 7 clicks. This assures the shoes seat properly.
I would be willing to be you still have air in the lines.
Can you explain your bleeding procedure.

01-01-2012 10:02 PM

matts37chev

double check the shoe adj on all 4 corners
and just a note, when bleeding you should start at the break that is farthest away
but you may have already known that

also, make shure there are no leaks on all that new stuff

01-01-2012 08:04 PM

tcn71nova

after reajusting and rebleeding it is a little bit better not where i would like it to be at but it does stop

01-01-2012 05:55 PM

matts37chev

Quote:

Originally Posted by 35terraplane

Cole and Matt sound like they still have their thinking caps on, must have not partied too hard last night. I used too set them so I could get one rev out of then when spun by hand.

Happy new year Cole, Matt, and 71 Nova.

Bob

thanks Bob, right back at ya
i was in bed by 10:00

01-01-2012 05:51 PM

35terraplane

no pedal

Quote:

Originally Posted by eloc431962

X2 you will feel and should even hear it starting to drag when adjusting and spinning the wheel but feeling is the best way

Cole

Cole and Matt sound like they still have their thinking caps on, must have not partied too hard last night. I used too set them so I could get one rev out of then when spun by hand.

Happy new year Cole, Matt, and 71 Nova.

Bob

01-01-2012 05:39 PM

eloc431962

Quote:

Originally Posted by matts37chev

when you spin the wheel with the brakes released, the shoes should just barely drag on the drums

X2 you will feel and should even hear it starting to drag when adjusting and spinning the wheel but feeling is the best way

Cole

01-01-2012 05:39 PM

tcn71nova

thanks i will readust and rebleed and see what happens

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